PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jon Nix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urijah Fabricio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Nix
vs
Fabricio

180 cm
22
139 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
18
142 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jon Nix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Urijah Fabricio!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fabricio fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nix sprawls well initially but Fabricio persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Nix is positioning himself well to prevent Fabricio advancing to mount.
Nix has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fabricio is working away from the top position though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nix is looking for a sweep. Fabricio is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nix really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nix is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fabricio's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fabricio's back!
Fabricio looking very determined here, making life difficult for Nix.

Nix looking for the choke from the back.
Fabricio wants to control his opponent's hands but Nix gets his hands free.
Nix tries to keep control of the position but Fabricio is staying busy.
Fabricio wants to control his opponent's hands but Nix gets his hands free.
Nix trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabricio breaks Nix's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Nix looking for a sweep. Not yet Nix, not yet.
Nix is working hard here to advance position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Fabricio throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nix's waist but Nix gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fabricio off to one side.
Nix throws a sloppy head kick and Fabricio moves out of range easily.
Nix lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nix lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nix tries to clinch but Fabricio is having none of it.

Fabricio gets a takedown into half guard.
Nix wants to improve his position but Fabricio is controlling well.
Fabricio stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fabricio thows a huge punch but Nix dodges it nicely.
Nix wants to improve his position but Fabricio is controlling well.
Fabricio thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nix's head.
Fabricio sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Nix is looking to control Fabricio's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nix avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fabricio controlling the action here.
Nix is refusing to be controlled, as Fabricio sits in half guard.
Nix makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nix.
Nix looking for a sweep. Not yet Nix, not yet.
Nix keeping moving, preventing Fabricio from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nix is on top in guard.
Nix pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fabricio is keeping the position for now.
Fabricio wants to sweep here but Nix controlling him for the moment.
Nix trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fabricio wants to sweep but no luck.

Nix thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Urijah Fabricio dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Fabricio shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Nix looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fabricio with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Nix has hold of Fabricio's hands but Fabricio slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nix trying to control but Fabricio postures up.
Fabricio prevents Nix from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabricio thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nix's head.
Nix wants to control but Fabricio is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nix is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Fabricio scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fabricio in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Nix is being controlled here.
Nix manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Nix is looking to improve his position.
Fabricio scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nix gets back to full guard.
Nix trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Fabricio slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fabricio works over Nix with some ground and pound from guard.
Nix looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fabricio is one step ahead there.
Fabricio is fighting to break Nix's control of his arms but Nix is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fabricio trying to control but Nix is working from the bottom.
Fabricio must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nix looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fabricio controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fabricio trying to control but Nix is working from the bottom.
Fabricio preventing the sweep.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nix tries to clinch but Fabricio is having none of it.
Jon Nix is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Fabricio scores a takedown into full mount!
Nix tries to hold on but Fabricio postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fabricio pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Nix can't escape the position.
Fabricio takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Fabricio trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nix really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Urijah Fabricio has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fabricio looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fabricio landing strikes from the mount and Nix is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Urijah Fabricio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Nix's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

A thudding body kick lands there by Nix!
Nix tries to clinch but Fabricio moves out of range.
Nix stuffs the takedown.
Fabricio swats away the attempt to clinch by Nix.
Fabricio takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nix looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Nix rushes Fabricio and presses him up against the cage.
Nix trying to stall but Fabricio improves his position.
Fabricio takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fabricio goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nix prevents it.
Nix connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fabricio's face.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nix tries a knee to the head but Fabricio blocks it.
Nix connects with a knee to the head.
Nix trying to land knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fabricio.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fabricio lands a takedown into guard.
Nix not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fabricio loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nix is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fabricio lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nix keeping moving, preventing Fabricio from controlling successfully.
Nix trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Fabricio closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Nix tries to improve position but can't.
Nix sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Nix is trying to maintain the position but Fabricio is very close to passing his half guard.
Nix is looking to improve his position.
Fabricio stalling.
Fabricio thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nix's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fabricio with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Nix looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fabricio trying to mount his opponent but Nix defends it.
Nix is staying active underneath Fabricio, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fabricio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nix. Nix obviously looking to wear him down.
A good leg kick by Nix.
Nix scores with a push kick.
Fabricio slips a jab and a cross from Nix.

Fabricio scores a takedown into full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nix is trying to escape the mount.
Fabricio landing punches.
Nix can't escape the position.
Fabricio sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nix bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Fabricio has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

And that's the end of the fight!
Urijah Fabricio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fabricio winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Urijah Fabricio!